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Science
NASA’s oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on his 70th birthday
It was the fourth space flight for our astronaut Don Pettit, who recorded in orbit for over 18 months throughout his career. Cakes, gifts, and modest family celebrations are the number of seniors imagining their 70th birthday. However, NASA’s oldest astronaut, Dom Petit, became a Septuagina, rushing towards Earth in a spaceship to close the seven-month mission on the International…
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Chemistry
Active compounds in Piper Longum Fruits demonstrate functional food and drug potential
Discovery of dimeric amide alkaloid enantiomers through molecular network-based regulatory complimentary strategies from Piper Longum Fruits and their biological activities. Credit: Haji Akber Aisa’s Team Professor Piper Longum’s mature or nearly mature fruits are used as spices and are rated by traditional Chinese herbal medicines for commercial and industrial applications, as well as multiple benefits such as dispelling and relieving…
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Other Sciences
Social Media Double-Edged Sword: Research links both active and passive use to rising loneliness
Credit: PEXELS’ RDNE Stock Project In an age where social media promises to connect us, Baylor University research reveals a calm paradox. Researchers Dr. James A. Roberts, Professor Ben H. Williams Marketing at the Handkers School of Business, co-authors Dr. Philip Young and Dr. Meredith David analysed the research. It followed nearly 7,000 Dutch adults for nine years to understand…
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Space & Cosmos
Will Comet G3 ATLAS be active at perihelion?
Comet G3 Atlas and Mercury at dawn on January 11th. Credit: Starry Night. The most anticipated comet of 2025 is just around the corner. Currently, the only comet that has the potential to become visible to the naked eye in 2025 is Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS. The comet will reach perihelion on January 13th at 0.094 astronomical units (AU, 8.7…
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Other Sciences
Digital monitoring is no substitute for active management for successful remote work, says study
experimental design. Credit: The Impact of Digital Monitoring and Management Transparency on Performance (2025) A new study from the University of California, San Diego and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examines the use of digital worker monitoring, specifically software that monitors the activities of remote workers, and tests how effective it is in improving worker performance. I’m doing it. The…
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Earth
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, shows clear warning signs ahead of eruption in 2022
People look at lava from Mauna Loa volcano near Hilo, Hawaii, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File Scientists can’t know exactly when a volcano will erupt, but they can spot telltale signs. It happened two years ago at the world’s largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed a river of glowing orange lava, geologists…
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Chemistry
Chemistry ChatGPT for new drugs: Researchers train AI to predict potential active ingredients
Three-dimensional structures of two target proteins, histone deacetylase 6 (blue) and tyrosine protein kinase JAK2 (red), and selective inhibitors of each enzyme. The central dual inhibitor is active against both targets. Prediction of compounds with predefined dual target activities is the task of chemical language models. Credit: Sanjana Srinivasan & Jürgen Bajorath Researchers at the University of Bonn have trained…
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Physics
Scientists achieve unprecedented control of active substances
Spontaneous flow of 3D active nematics confined within droplets. Credit: Physical Review X (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.14.041002 An international research team led by Brandeis University has made significant advances in the field of active matter physics, as detailed in a study published this week in Physical Review X. This pioneering work provides the first experimental validation of important theoretical predictions regarding…
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